Garbage-collecting vehicle.



A. G. SHARP. 1 GARBAGE COLLECTING VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 16,1907.

- 902,115. Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

CL 1; D p ,E 4 M UNITED STATES ALFRED e. SHARP, or

BETHESDA, MARYLAND GARBAGE-COLLECTING VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed October 16, 1907. Serial No. 397,527.

' T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED- G. SHARP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bethesda, in the count of Montgomery and State of Maryland,liave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garbage-Coilecting Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My present inventionrelates to improvements in garbage collectingvehicles or more articularly t0 garbage collecting vehicle :odies andhas for its object to provide a means within the body for compressingthe garbage as it is deposited, separating the fluids which may bedischarged into any convenient sewer and increasing the carryingcapacity of solids.

attain this object by the mechanism and arrangement of parts illustratedin the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1, represents a verticalcentral section of the vehicle, Fig, 2, a plan view of same, Fig. 3, anend elevation of'same, F ig.

4, a detail of hand wheel showing square hole to take squared end ofscrew, Fig. 5, a detail in cross section of the sliding doors on to p ofthe body, F ig. 6, a detail of rear end of the compressing screw mannerof securing same to the rear end of the body.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: A represents the body which is made of sheetmetal or any other suitable material, secured in any proper manner tothe wheels B--B rep resents the compressing screw which passes throughthe front end A of the body A, then through the com ressing plate I)which is provided with a t ireaded nut l) to receive the screw threadThe rear end of the screw 1 is reduced toform a shoulder which abutsagainst the plate E, which in turn forms the rear end of the body A. Thereduced end of the screw C is provided with a hole C drilled through itsbody for the purpose of attaching acord or chain when it is desired todraw the contents of the body through the rear end. The reduced end ofthe screw C passes through the plate E and then t n'ough the washer iand is provided with a nut F which serves to keep the screw I providedwith a hand wheel (l which has a in position. The front end oi the screw(J is square hole (i to receive the squared end of the screw C.' It canthus be seen that when the hand wheel G is'turned, motion is transmittedto the screw 0 and then to the compressing plate and causing it to moveup or down the body A according to the direction body A is provided witha series of perforations A which communicate with a fluid chamber Afastened in any suitable manner to the bottom of the body A. This fluidchamber is provided with a cock A which serves to draw off the fluidswhen desired.

The top of the body A is provided with two sliding doors ll--II whichslide one over the other between two rabbets H so that access can be hadto the interior of the body at either end. The body is loaded by openingthe rear sliding door H. and depositing the garbage or waste material inthe rear end. The compressing plate D having been drawn by means of thescrew C and the hand wheel way. hand wheel G is turned winch turns thescrew 0 and causes the compressing plate D the fluids which pass intothe fluid chamber A through the perforations A from which they are drawnoff through the cock A. \Vlien desired to remove the com ircsscdcontents of the body A, the hand wheel G is removed, then the nut Fand-the washer F is removed, after which the nuts 15 are removcd and theback plate E is lifted off. A cord or chain is then attached to the endof the screw C, through the hole 0 and the screw and compressing )lateis drawn out through the rear end bringing the comprcsscd contents withthem.

llaving described my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent are: 1. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body of metal or othersuitable material, running on wheels and provided with means forcompressing the contents.

2. Ina garbage collecting vehicle, a-body of sheet steel running onwheels provided with. means for compressing the contents of the body,separating the fluids therefrom.

oi sheetn'ietal running on wheels adapted to b5 propelled by anysuitable power and pro-. vided with longitudinal means for compressingthe contents and extracting the fluids therefrom.

4. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body the wheel is turned. Thebottom of the G toward the front of the body out of the When sullicicnthas been loaded, the

to tightly compress the garbage and remove 2., In a garbage collectingvehicle, a body of sheet metal running on wheels adapted to be propelledby any suitable power, provided with longitudinal means for compressingthe contents, and provided with a fluid chamber to catch and hold thefluids.

5. In a'garbage collecting vehicle, a body of sheet metal running onwheels, adapted to be propelled by any suitable power, provided withlongitudinal means for compressing the contents, chamber to catch thefluids, means for drawing ed the fluids and. sliding doors on top .ofthe body substantially as described.

6. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body provided with a screw,actuated by a hand wheel, screw running through threaded hole in acompression plate for the purpose of compressing the contents when wheelis turned substantially as described.

7 In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body provided with a screw, runninglongitudinally through the body, provided Witha hand wheel runningthrough threaded hole in a compression plate, a compression plate andmeans for securing other end of screw to the end of body substantiallyas described.

8. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body provided with a screw.running longitudinally through the body provided With'means for turningsame, running through and operating a compression plate, a com ressionplate, a back plate forming end of the body and means for securing theend of the screw to the back plate.

9. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body carried on Wheels, adapted tobe propelled by any suitable means, provided with means for compressingthe contents, separating the fluids therefrom, means for retaining anddrawing off same, substantially as described and for the purposes soforth.

In testimony whereoi I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' ALFRED G. SHARP. Witnesses:

i W. J. SHEETZ, A. C. GLANoY.

